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No person shall, within the city, construct, repair, modify or destroy any cathodic protection well which is over 50 feet deep, any engineering test hole which is over 50 feet deep, any monitoring well, or any water well unless such work is done pursuant to and in compliance with an unexpired written permit for such work issued by the department as provided in this subchapter. Additionally, for any cathodic protection well or engineering test hole, if groundwater is encountered (or expected to be encountered) shallower than 50 feet deep, a permit is required. A copy of the approved permit shall be made available for inspection on the job site during any work authorized by the permit.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.030) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17) Penalty, see § 52.999
(A) Types of permits for water wells:
(1) Permits for construction, modification, replacement, and repair of all water wells.
(2) Permits for destruction of all wells, except engineering test holes which shall be destroyed immediately after completion of testing in compliance with § 52.066(E).
(3) Annual permits for one or more engineering test holes which are over 50 feet deep and which are inspected by registered inspectors.
(B) Applications for permits shall be made to the Agency, and shall include the following:
(1) A vicinity map showing the location of the property on which the well is located;
(2) A plot plan indicating the exact location of the well with respect to the following items within a radius of 500 feet of the well:
(a) Approximate property lines;
(b) Sewage disposal systems or works carrying or containing sewage;
(c) All intermittent or perennial, natural or artificial water bodies or water courses;
(d) Drainage pattern of the property;
(e) Existing wells of all types, regardless of whether they are subject to regulation under this subchapter; and
(f) Access roads.
(3) Name of the person who will perform the work on the well;
(4) Name and affiliation of registered inspector, when a registered inspector will be utilized;
(5) Proposed depth of well;
(6) Proposed use of well;
(7) Proof that the person who will construct the well is in possession of a valid license in accordance with the Contractor's License Law; and
(8) Such other information as the Agency may deem necessary in order to determine whether underground waters will be protected.
(C) Permits shall be issued or denied within 15 days after the day on which the completed applications are received by the Department.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.040) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17)
Permits shall require compliance with all applicable standards set forth in § 52.064. A permit to be valid must comply with all other applicable provisions of law. A permit shall expire six months from the date of issuance unless it is extended by the director. The director may grant one or more extensions of a permit, each for a period not to exceed six months, if the permittee proves to the satisfaction of the director that circumstances beyond the control of the permittee make it infeasible to complete the permitted work prior to the expiration date. Annual permits for engineering tests holes shall expire one year from the date of issuance and shall not be extended.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.050) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17) Penalty, see § 52.999
The permittee shall complete work authorized by the permit and satisfy all the requirements of the permit prior to the expiration date of the permit or any extension.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.060) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17) Penalty, see § 52.999
Prior to the issuance of a permit or any extension thereof, the applicant may be required to post with the Agency a cash deposit or bond to guarantee compliance with the provisions of this subchapter and the applicable permit, such cash or bond to be in an amount deemed necessary by the Agency to remedy improper work, but not in excess of the total estimated cost of the permitted work.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.070) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17)
No person shall perform any work, either on such person’s own property or on the property of another, for which a permit is required by § 52.057 unless such person is in possession of a valid license appropriate to such work which has been issued in accordance with the Contractors License Law (Cal. Bus. & Prof. Code Chapter 9, commencing with § 7000 of Division 3 of the Cal. Bus. and Prof. Code) and is registered with the department to perform work permitted by this subchapter. Licensed water well contractors (Class C-57) registered with the Agency may perform all types of permitted work while licensed engineering contractors (Class A) and limited specialty contractors (Class C-61) registered with the Agency may only perform work permitted by their license. An application for registration with the Agency shall include a copy of the applicable license and a copy of a certificate of workers’ compensation insurance. The registration shall expire automatically on the expiration date indicated on the copy of the license or the expiration date indicated on the copy of the certificate of workers’ compensation insurance submitted with the application, whichever expiration date is earlier.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.080) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17) Penalty, see § 52.999
(A) Any permit issued pursuant to § 52.057 is subject to suspension or termination prior to expiration as provided in this section:
(1) Grounds. Any of the following occurrences constitutes a ground for termination of the permit:
(a) Suspension, revocation or termination of the license required by § 52.062 of the person who is to perform the work; or
(b) Failure of such person to comply with any provision of Cal. Lab. Code § 3800; or
(c) Failure of such person or of any person who owns or possesses the well to comply with any provision of this subchapter or any permit issued pursuant thereto.
(2) Notice. To initiate proceedings to terminate a permit, the director shall send written notice to the person to whom the permit was issued. The notice shall briefly describe the suspected occurrence which constitutes a ground for termina-tion, shall specify a time and place of a hearing at which such person shall be afforded an opportunity to present evidence showing the proposed grounds for evidence do not exist, and shall state that failure to appear and present such evidence may result in termination of the permit.
(3) Hearing. The director shall conduct the hearing specified in the notice. The hearing shall be informal and shall not be governed by rules of evidence applicable to courts of law. The person to whom the permit was issued shall have the right to present relevant evidence at the hearing. The director may, but need not, permit other persons to present relevant evidence. At the conclusion of the hearing, or within 30 calendar days thereafter, the director shall determine, based upon the preponderance of the evidence accepted at the hearing, whether there are grounds for suspension. The determination of the director shall be final and conclusive. Such determination shall be in writing and shall contain a brief statement of the findings of fact upon which the determination is based. If it is determined that there is grounds for termination, the director shall terminate the permit; provided, however, that the director shall have the discretion not to terminate the permit if the director determines that the occurrence which gave rise to the grounds for termination was not willful, is not ongoing and is not likely to recur.
(4) Prehearing suspension. The director may suspend a permit prior to the hearing when the director determines that such action is necessary to protect the public health and safety or the environment from imminent danger. The director shall notify the person to whom the permit was issued of such suspension. The suspension shall remain in effect until the director makes a final determination based upon the hearing; provided, however, that the director may rescind the suspension at any earlier time at which the director determines that it is no longer necessary.
(B) This section shall not deprive the director or the county of the authority to pursue any other action or remedy otherwise available under the law.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.090) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17)
(A) Standards for construction, repair, modification or destruction of wells shall be those set forth in the Department of Water Resources, California Well Standards Bulletins Nos. 74-81 and 74-90, and Ventura County Water Well Standards Bulletin No. 74-9.
(B) Exceptions.
(1) The Agency may adopt additional or more stringent standards to be applicable in any or all zones of the city as delineated in aforementioned Bulletin No. 74-9.
(2) All community water supply wells and individual domestic wells shall be provided with a pipe or other effective means through which chlorine or other disinfecting agents may be introduced directly into the well. If a pipe is provided, it shall be installed at a height equal to the pump slab, shall be kept sealed, and shall be provided with a threaded or other secure cap. Equivalent protection for excluding contaminants from entering the well shall be provided for subsurface pump discharge installations. If an air relief vent is used, it shall terminate downward and be screened with 16 mesh screen to prevent contaminants from entering the vent.
(3) Every new, repaired or modified community water supply well or individual domestic water well, after construction, modification or repair, and before being placed into service, shall be thoroughly cleaned of all foreign substance and shall be thoroughly disinfected utilizing the procedures set forth in Appendix C of the aforementioned Bulletin No. 74-81.
(4) All wells shall be constructed with a sounding tube, tap hole with plug, or similar access for water level measuring equipment. For wells fitted with a well cap, the cap shall have a removable plug for this purpose. (State of California Department of Water Resources' Bulletin No.74-81.) Well discharge piping shall contain a water sampling port or valve for water quality sampling. Every new water well shall be equipped with a flowmeter. This flowmeter requirement does not apply to de minimis extractors. For those required to have flowmeters, flowmeters will be calibrated and a report submitted to the Agency at a minimum of every three years. The specifications for flowmeter calibration are set forth in Appendix 1. Substitution of comparable flowmeter calibration specifications may be approved upon review by the director.
(5) Engineering test holes deeper than 50 feet shall be destroyed within one working day upon completion of testing by complete filling and/or sealing of the borehole in accordance with criteria established by the Agency. The Agency may waive complete sealing if the permittee demonstrates to the director's satisfaction that the purpose of this subchapter as set forth in § 52.055 will be satisfied.
(6) All pump discharge pipes not discharging or open to the atmosphere shall be equipped with an automatic device to prevent backflow and/or siphonage into a well. Specific backflow prevention measures are required for drinking water supply wells as prescribed in Title 17, Public Health, Cal. Code of Regulations (§§ 7583-7565 and 7601-7605), effective June 25, 1987. (State of California Department of Water Resources' Well Standard Bulletin No. 74-90). Irrigation well systems, including those used for landscape irrigation and other well systems that employ, or which have been modified to employ, chemical feeders or injectors, shall be equipped with a backflow prevention device (State of California Department of Water Resources' Well Standard Bulletin No.74-90). A check valve may also be utilized to meet this backflow prevention requirement.
(7) For irrigation and industrial wells chemicals of any type are not to be injected, pumped or poured into the well with the exception of disinfectants following any well rehabilitation work. Rehabilitation work may include use of chemicals to clean or remove scale from the well casing and gravel pack (if installed). Chemicals used for disinfection of groundwater extracted from the well shall be injected downstream from a backflow prevention device. Continuous injection or drip of chemicals into the well is prohibited.
(8) No well, regardless of status, shall be left unattended without a cap that has been constructed to prevent the accidental access to the well by a person or animal, or have an opening that allows the well to be susceptible to contaminants or pollution.
(9) All wells shall be located an adequate horizontal distance from potential sources of contamination and pollution as specified in the Department of Water Resources, California Well Standards Bulletins No. 74-81, § 8.A.
(‘81 Code, § 8.40.100) (Ord. 945, passed - -91; Am. Ord. 1274, passed 6-5-17)
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